The Associated Press NEW YORK — The Huffington Post is going to be without a Huffington. Arianna Huffington, The Huffington Post’s editor-in-chief, announced Thursday that she’s leaving to head a new health, wellbeing and productivity startup. The one-time conservative commentator oversaw explosive growth at the liberal online blog and news […]
National Business
By Aleksandra Sagan The Canadian Press TORONTO — Bolstered by an ongoing strategy to beef up its food quality and customer experience, A&W is now expanding rapidly in Canada despite the challenging environment fast-food giants face. While some market leaders appear to have stumbled navigating changing consumer demands for healthier […]
By David Koenig The Associated Press DALLAS — Delta’s travails, and those of its customers, move into day two with the airline cancelling nearly 250 flights. The cancellations Tuesday follow about 1,000 cancelled flights Monday and almost 3,000 delayed flights after an outage at its Atlanta headquarters initiated a global […]
The Associated Press LONDON — Delta Air Lines has grounded flights scheduled to leave Monday after experiencing unspecified issues with its computer systems globally. Confirmation of Monday’s troubles came in an official account that responds to customers via Twitter. The airline declined to immediately comment by phone and it was […]
The Canadian Press RICHMOND HILL, Ont. — The latest DesRosiers Automotive report shows new vehicle sales in Canada saw a 2.6 per cent decline in July compared to the same month last year. The Richmond Hill, Ont.-based market research group says 173,304 vehicles were purchased last month, the second month […]
The Canadian Press CALGARY — Enbridge Inc. and partner companies have struck a US$2-billion deal to buy about one-third ownership in a pipeline system that will carry crude oil from North Dakota to the U.S. Midwest and the U.S. Gulf Coast. Calgary-based Enbridge (TSX:ENB) will provide US$1.5 billion to its […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO — Bombardier’s rail division says Ontario’s GO Transit system will be getting 125 additional two-level commuter rail cars to be produced over a two-year period at its factory in Thunder Bay, Ont. Bombardier (TSX:BBD.B) valued the order at C$428 million (US$328 million). Production of the bilevel […]
By Linda Nguyen The Canadian Press TORONTO — Got purple hair? Starbucks wants to hire you. The world’s largest coffee chain is loosening its employee dress code to allow workers to don brightly-dyed hair and coloured, patterned clothing. Starbucks says employees now have more fashion choices to wear underneath the […]
The Associated Press NEW YORK — It’s the end of an era. The Four Seasons restaurant, where the New York City power lunch was born, is closing. After serving a “must see” crowd of business executive and celebrities for 57 years, the Philip Johnson-designed restaurant served its last meals Saturday. […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO—A new poll from CIBC suggests some millennials and “Generation Xers” are losing confidence in their ability to meet their financial goals over the next year. CIBC says 73 percent of the Canadians it polled say they are confident they will meet their financial goals over the […]
Andy Blatchford THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA—The Bank of Canada is cutting its outlook for the year, saying the extensive damage from the Alberta wildfires helped fuel an economic contraction in the second quarter. The effects of the disaster, which temporarily shuttered key oilsands facilities, took hold as the national economy […]
The Associated Press LONDON—Theresa May entered No. 10 Downing St. yesterday as Britain’s new prime minister, following a bittersweet exit by David Cameron that was tinged with humour and regret. “I was the future once,” Cameron quipped as he left office. But that future now belongs to May—and it involves […]
